New Guinea big-eared bat

Pharotis imogene is a possibly extinct bat species from the family of Myotis bats, which occurred in New Guinea. It is the only species of the genus Pharotis and work closely with the Australian long-eared bats ( Nyctophilinae ) related. Pharotis imogene only 45 copies known that in 1890 Kamali ( Central Province, Papua New Guinea) were collected. All captured individuals were females from a single colony. 1985, a bat was captured, that could potentially represent the type. However, it has failed to examine the specimen in more detail, and in 1992 it was lost due to destruction. Rediscover a new population with the hope that they will be classified at present " Endangered" by the IUCN in the category.

Pharotis imogene was smaller than the Nyctophilus species in New Guinea. She had a relatively short face, long ears and a bigger nose leaf. The head-body length was 47 to 50 mm, tail length 42-43 mm, forearm length 37.5 to 36.6 mm, the tibial length from 17.5 to 18.4 mm, the hind foot length from 7.8 to 9.3 mm and the ear length 24.4 to 25.0 mm.